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Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling Of Greek And Roman Myths (2013)

by Philip Freeman(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1451609981 (ISBN13: 9781451609981)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: This modern retelling of Acient Myths is in my top 5 Favorite books of all time. For the first time I was able to read the uncensored original myths in Proper 21st century modern American English. It has been a wonderful experience. Maybe for a great many of us religious tales fill in that blank and help us reaffirm our religious faith. Then there are those agnostics like me who still see the relevance in my everyday life that reading the ancient myths is akin to comfort food for my SOUL.
review 2: When I started reading this book, I thought it was going to be Greek myths taking place in the modern day. The title led me to believe that. That is not the case. What Philip Freeman means by a "modern retelling" is that he has written an adult version of each ta... morele, nothing like the one you learned about in 3rd grade. Basically what this means is that someone will be raped in each story and that Zeus was a very horny god. Setting aside the gruesome details, this was a good book to refresh the mind on Greek myths. Freeman also does us a favor and includes family trees for the gods, heroes, and famous mortals of Ancient Greece. less

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